Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
Simon
Sift
General references
Bible References
Simon
Luke 10:41
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things;
Acts 9:4
and falling to the earth, he heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?
Sift
Amos 9:9
For, behold, I will command, and I will cause the house of Israel to be sifted among all the Gentiles like as the grain is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall to the earth.
General references
Mark 5:12
and all those devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
John 20:6
Then came Simon Peter following him and went into the sepulchre and saw the linen clothes lying
2 Corinthians 2:11
lest Satan should deceive us, for we do not ignore his devices.